TFR: The TFR shows the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age. The replacement level is 2.1. The replacement level keeps the population stable. (not considering population changes due to immigration.) Current TFRs all over the world are decreasing today. Why is this?
Contraception
Abortion
Better health
Increasing wealth
Better education (in general and especially for women)
Delayed marriages (leads to delayed child bearing as well)
Push factors include all the reasons a person would want to leave a place. The pull factors are the reasons and aspects that draw someone to a place. The image below shows many examples of each.
TFR: The TFR shows the average number of children born to a woman of childbearing age. The replacement level is 2.1. The replacement level keeps the population stable. (not considering population changes due to immigration.) Current TFRs all over the world are decreasing today. Why is this?
Helpful Articles:http://www.rickety.us/2009/10/world-total-fertility-rate-declines/
http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/fertilityrate.htm
Push and Pull Factors:
Push factors include all the reasons a person would want to leave a place. The pull factors are the reasons and aspects that draw someone to a place. The image below shows many examples of each.Forced Migration:
Forced migration is a general term that refers to the movement of people away from their homes or home regions.It is a forced displacement.
The Atlantic Slave trade is a perfect example of forced migration. People were taking from their home without choice and forced into slavery.